Alysa Liu's social media following surges after Winter Olympics gold medal, surpassing Eileen Gu

OutKick founder Clay Travis discusses American-born figure skater Alysa Liu’s gold medal victory and the debate over skier Eileen Gu’s decision to compete for China on ‘Fox News Live.’

Move over Eileen Gu, there's a new California-born Chinese-American Winter Olympic gold medalist queen of Instagram. And this one represents the red, white and blue. 

Team USA's Alysa Liu reached 5.3 million followers on Instagram on Tuesday, just one week after winning the country's first individual Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating in 24 years. 

Liu instantly became a global sensation and fan favorite among loyal Team USA fans of all backgrounds and beliefs. 

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Gold medalist Alysa Liu of the United States displays her medal after competing in the women's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.  (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Prior to the start of the Olympics, Liu had less than 300,000 followers on Instagram. But her performance in the women's final propelled her to worldwide superstardom, as arguably the biggest story of this year's entire Winter Games. 

Meanwhile, Gu, a skiing star who competes for Team China despite being born and raised in the U.S., won a gold medal herself and two silvers. It brought her total Olympic medal tally to six with three golds, making her the most decorated women's freeskier in the sport's history. 

However, Gu now sits well below Liu in terms of Instagram followers with just 3.7 million. Liu is on pace to potentially double that number.

Prior to the start of the Olympics, Gu had over 2.1 million followers, so she did see a bump. But it could not compare to the meteoric surge